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A minimal future? : art as object 1958-1968

by Ann Goldstein

This volume examines the emergence of minimal art between 1958 and 1968, situating the movement within the context of modernist abstraction and pop art. It features scholarly essays and works by forty artists that analyse the evolving form and status of the art object.

Accession 2149 ISBN 0262072513 Publisher MOCA
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